How to watch Liverpool vs Manchester City live: stream link, TV channel, team news

Liverpool host Manchester City on Sunday in a huge Premier League clash that will see the two top teams going in very different directions.

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Arne Slot’s Liverpool have made an excellent start to the season, winning 17 of 19 games in all competitions and are eight points ahead of reigning champions Manchester City at the top of the table. This gap is according to a Comeback 3-2 win at Southampton last Sundaywhere Mohamed Salah was once again their hero, but then caused a stir with his comments after the game. Salah spoke about his future and revealed that it is him has not yet received a new contract offer from Liverpool and is “more out than in” as his current contract expires this summer. Salah said he was “disappointed” by the current situation but was still playing a key role in it Liverpool beat Real Madrid 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday (although he missed a penalty) as Slot’s team are also clearly at the top in the Champions League league phase.

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In stark contrast, Manchester City is in free fall. They have lost five games in a row across all competitions suffered an embarrassing 4-0 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur last weekendThen took a 3-0 lead 15 minutes before the home game against Feyenoord There was a 3-3 draw in the Champions League in midweek. All is not well at City as they are a complete mess defensively and Pep Guardiola is struggling to figure out how City can cope with Rodri’s absence in central midfield. They usually struggle against Liverpool at the best of times and to go to Anfield in this form is the complete opposite of what Guardiola would want. Losing this game will leave City 11 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool and the four-time reigning champions effectively out of the title race with two-thirds of the season remaining.

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How to watch Liverpool vs Manchester City live, with stream link and start time

Kick-off time: 11 a.m. ET, Sunday (December 1)
Venue: Anfield – Liverpool
TV channels: USA Network
Streaming: Watch live online via NBC.com

Liverpool team news, focus

The biggest team news for Liverpool is that Conor Bradley is struggling after suffering a hamstring injury against Real Madrid in midweek. Luckily for Liverpool, the timing of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return from injury is perfect as he will be slotted straight back in at right-back. Ibrahima Konate is temporarily out with a knee injury, so Jarell Quansah or Joe Gomez could fill in at center back alongside Virgil van Dijk. Up front it will be interesting to see whether Darwin Nunez starts or Cody Gakpo comes in, while Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai have both been on the scoresheet in the last two games and are pushing each other hard to start in central midfield. There is a lot of competition for places in this Liverpool team everywhere you look, while some key players (particularly Alisson and Jota) are set to return from injury next week.

OUT: Kostas Tsimikas (other), Alisson Becker (thigh), Diogo Jota (chest), Ibrahima Konate (knee), Federico Chiesa (other) | QUESTIONABLE: Conor Bradley (hamstring injury)

Manchester City team news, Focus

With John Stones suffering an ankle injury and Mateo Kovacic also out, Guardiola has lost his two main contenders for the defensive midfielder position in Rodri’s absence. Maybe Manuel Akanji could start there for this game with Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake at centre-back. City’s balance is out of whack, with many key players having just returned from injury and looking rusty both individually and as a team. Kevin de Bruyne is in the starting XI and City need him to have a big day and bring calm to their game.

OUT OF: Rodri (knee – season out)Oscar Bobb (lower leg), John Stones (ankle), Mateo Kovacic (unknown) | QUESTIONABLE: Jeremy Doku (thigh)

Liverpool vs Manchester City prediction

This is always a wild game and given the high stakes, especially for City, there will be an incredible atmosphere at Anfield. Liverpool looked suspect defensively on the counterattack and Man City could do things a little differently than usual to get close to them. The big difference this season is that Arne Slot’s style of play is similar to Guardiola’s approach. So it will be about who can control the pace of the game in midfield. It will balance out. Liverpool – Manchester City 2-2.